In reply to petegunn:
Pete,
What about the rocky corner even further L, near the edge of the image? It has a rocky right wall and a sometimes awkward fragile exit - Does this have a name - I've often heard this called V Corner as well!
This is often reached by climbing some slabby icefall pitches not far from No 2 Gully, whose difficulty can vary considerably but usually entertaining.
Tried Central Gully on Great End today - LH ice pitch definitely not in. A party of 2 took the middle ground just r of the ice pitch. I opted for the Left leading branch just L of the ice pitch which proved blocked by the overhanging chockstone so an exit to a snow crest was made on the L and then up mixed ground, probably about II to finish beside the branch I'd taken. Cornice of that branch and the normal L finish had both collapsed while the main gullyexit had suffered a collapse which seems more stable and has definitely been climbed.
Water was running under fragile ice in the sections below the amphitheatre so the normal CG routes are not so good but I was quite happy with the results of my escape route, an entertaining outing.
Custs in good nick for ascent but size of steps made for laborious descent for the knees.
Window looked like trashed
Post edited at 17:49